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I'm guessing they're counting South America as a continent.
There was a previous discussion about what definition/system is used for questions like this as it can make the question ambiguous or an seemingly correct answer deemed incorrect if the quiz is using the 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 system. |
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From yesterday's episode of For What It's Worth
Fern Britton:Who was the 1st man in space? Contestant:Lance Armstrong |
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From school, we were always taught that there are 7 continents and that North America and South America are two separate ones, so South America could be the only answer.
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On Tipping Point just now:
Q: What is the only continent that contains all five vowels in its name? A: Indonesia Quote:
America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa. Antarctica. ? none of them.?
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From school, we were always taught that there are 7 continents and that North America and South America are two separate ones, so South America could be the only answer.
![]() As for the answer it took me a bit of thinking to get it so if I were to get it on a show it would require luck. |
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A few years ago there was a question which went a bit viral, and appeared in a quiz I was in.
"The name of which city is used for a town or city on every continent" Apparently the answer is
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A few years ago there was a question which went a bit viral, and appeared in a quiz I was in.
"The name of which city is used for a town or city on every continent" Apparently the answer is
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Meaning that there are towns or cities called Rome in every continent? But what a confusing way to put a question. I can't imagine anyone getting it right.
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A few years ago there was a question which went a bit viral, and appeared in a quiz I was in.
"The name of which city is used for a town or city on every continent" Apparently the answer is
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So it's a dumb question as well as a dumb answer.
We are in the UK so this was a sensible question, it was the answer that was dumb. |
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Well hopefully as that is the answer I came up with, and that is despite me always been taught that America is just one continent
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Interesting. I think Kingstown must be close too. There are certainly places called that on a few continents. Maybe something like Georgetown might have quite a few also.
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From school, we were always taught that there are 7 continents and that North America and South America are two separate ones, so South America could be the only answer.
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A few years ago there was a question which went a bit viral, and appeared in a quiz I was in.
"The name of which city is used for a town or city on every continent" Apparently the answer is
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Not when I went to school in the 50s and 60s, only 5,.... there are only 5 Olympic Rings, one for each continent.
Also Antarctica is a continent. It is not represented by a ring as there isn't a permanent human settlement apart from science bases. |
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But Antarctica and Australasia are different continents. So it is the fact that it's a stupid incorrect question that caused it to go viral?
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I would have thought it would also be a bit of a nightmare to prove for certain.
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From school, we were always taught that there are 7 continents and that North America and South America are two separate ones, so South America could be the only answer.
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But Antarctica and Australasia are different continents. So it is the fact that it's a stupid incorrect question that caused it to go viral?
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No not really, the standard 7 continent model has South America as a continent as does the most common 6 continent model that combine Europe and Asia - the French use a 6 continent model that combines North and South America.
We are in the UK so this was a sensible question, it was the answer that was dumb. Whatever people were taught in our schools, the Olympic rings confuse things because people also "know" that each ring symbolises a continent. Five does not allow for North and South America to be separate. |
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And Newtown - USA, Guyana, India, Australia, South Africa, UK (not found one in Antarctica though).
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You'd only have to find one on each continent. I'm not going to, though.
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I was referring to proving that Rome was the only name to be common to all the continents (which was the inference of the question) - that would be a considerably more onerous task.
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The question as stated doesn't imply it's the only one.
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I wasn't watching it, another TV had it on, i think from Thursday Nights Pointless, question;
Who was the caped crusader? Answer given was, Superman.
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I wasn't watching it, another TV had it on, i think from Thursday Nights Pointless, question;
Who was the caped crusader? Answer given was, Superman. ![]() |
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